Manifolding device



y 23, 1933- E. K. BOTTLE 1,910,424

MANIFOLDING DEVICE Filed Sept. 12, 1929 i I INVENTORI. M w; Qa flb/ BY ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 23, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE EDWARD K. BOTTLE, OFELMIRA, NEW YO RK, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN SALES BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, 013TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, A CORPORATION OF ONTARIO,

CANADA MANIFOLDING DEVICE Application filed September 12, 1929. SerialNo. 392,044.

article of manufacture possessing the features, properties, and therelation of elements which will be exemplified in the articlehereinafter described and the scope of the application of which will beindicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the inventionreference should be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a manifolding pad embodying theinvention, and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view diagrammatically illustrating one of thesets of record leaves-and, its intervening carbon sheet.

now more specifically to the drawing, the pad illustrated in Fig. 1 iscomposed of a plurality of relatively superposed sets of record leaves,each set including an intervening carbon sheet. One such set, detached,is illustrated in Fig. 2, wherein the numeral 1 lndicates an originalrecord leaf,

Referring 2 a duplicate record leaf, and 3 the interven:

carbon sheet. Inpractice only the botface of the carbon sheet 3 iscoated with atransfer material, as for instance illustrated at 4,although it is to be understood ing that a double-faced carbon sheet maybe utilized if desired.

Considering the arrangement of one set, as illustrated in Fig. 2, itwill be ap arent that inscription made upon the top ace of the originalrecord leaf 1 will be copied on the duplicate record leaf 2 by reason ofthe intervening carbon sheet 3. Each of the record leaves 1 and 2 isprovided with a printed form, as for instance a bill form, indicated at5 and 6.

0 For the purpose of retaining printed forms 5 and-6 in superposedregistry with each other, and for making a convenient and practical pad,the several sets of leaves and sheets 1, 2 and 3 are superposedrelatively to each other and bound together by staples 7. It is to beunderstood, however, that other practical ways of binding the setstogether in pad form may be utilized.

The record leaves 1 and 2 are. included in an integral, folded recordsheet, the fold being indicated at 8, and the sheet is preferablyweakened along this fold as indicated by the dotted lines 9. The twoouter ends 11 and 12 of the fold sheet are superposed on each other andone is bound at the stub of the pad -by the staples 7. Also these foldsare adhesively connected to each other as by a transverse hne of paste13, so that the two folds -or leavesl and 2 of'the record sheet areconnected together at the portion 13 and at the f'old 9, which portionsare spaced a art longitudinall of the leaves, a pocket lieing thusprovide between the leaves. In this pocket lies the carbon sheet 3.Adjacent the stub of the pad the stapled leaf 2 has a weakening line 14,for ready detachment from the stub, and in case the upper leaf 1 isextended beyond this weakening line as shown to form the stub 11, aweakening line 14 will also be formed in the upper leaf preferably insubstantially superposed register with the lower line 14. It will benoticed that the portions connected by the paste lie outside theweakening lines 14.

In the present embodiment the carbon sheet 3 lies relatively loosely inregistry position in the pocket and between. the folds of the foldedsheet. The carbon sheet 3 thus lies in manifolding relation in thepocket, and is retained in such relation and restrained to registryposition by the connected portions 13 and 8 of the folded record sheet.

The carbon sheet is sufficiently long so that carbon sheet 3. Afterinscription, the leaves Afte 1 and 2 may be grasped between the thumband fin er and parted from the stub along the wea ening lines 14. Thisparting, however, does not part the leaves 1 and 2 from each other alongthe paste line 13, and the result is that after parting of the setfromthe stub, the carbon sheet 3 is retained in manifolding relation tothe original and duplicates 1 and 2, so that subsequent manifoldinscription may be effected with assurance that the carbon sheet is inmanifolding position. It will also be noted that each manifolding set orunit may be separately detached from the pad before inscription,whereupon it may be written upon by inserting it into a writing machine.After in scription has been completed the ends of the folds, or leaves,1 and 2 may be parted from each other at the paste line 13 and at theweakened line 9 as will now be understood. After a set is parted fromthe stub the parted end of the set will afford a relatively stifl?member or handle by which the parted set may readily be manipulated.

It is to be understood that the pad is composed of a series ofsuperposed sets of record leaves with their intervening carbons. In

order that inscription made on one set may not be copied on tounderlying sets, a stop plate 15 is provided. The numeral 15 indicates astop plate, the purpose of which is to underlie the undermost recordleaf of a set so as to prevent copying on the lower set by theinscription being made upon the upper set.

The stop plate 15 may consist of a relativelyheavy manilla or cardboardleaf of proper consistency to prevent copying therethrough. Asillustrated, the plate 15 is embodied in a flexible sheet of relativelyheavy manilla paper which is of sufiicient length to extend around thefront end of the pad asat 16, and underlie the pad to provide a backingportion 17 which may be secured to the bottom of the pad through theintervention of the staples 7. r one set has been inscribed, the stopplate 15 may be inserted between the next two underlying sets prior toinscription upon the upper set of the latter.

Since certain changes maybe made in the above article and differentembodiments of the invention could be made without departing from thescope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the abovedescription or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described my invention what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. A manifolding set including original and du licate record leaves insuperposed manifo ding relation with each other, trans- 1 verselydisposed attachments between said record leaves adjacent the oppositeends thereof so as to provide a pocket between said leaves closed at itsopposite ends by said attachments, one of said leaves extending beyondsaid attachment to form a binding stub for the set, at least one of saidleaves having a weakened severance line positioned between said stub andthe adjacent said attachment whereby the two leaves may be detached fromthe stub as a self-contained unit with said pocket thereof intact, and atransfer sheet within said pocket positioned in manifolding transferrelation with one of said record leaves.

2. A manifolding set including a record sheet transversely folded tobring parts thereof into superposed manifolding relation to provideoriginal and duplicate record leaves in superposed manifolding relationwith each other, an attachment between said record leaves adjacent theends thereof remote from the fold so as to provide a pocket between saidleaves closed at its opposite ends respectively by said fold and saidattachment, one of said leaves extending beyond said attachment to forma binding stub for the set, and at least one of said leaves having aweakened severance line positioned between said stub and said attachmentwhereby the two leaves may be detached from the stub as a self-containedunit with said pocket thereof, said record leaves being free fromattachment with each other along adjacent edges to provide an entranceopening for the pocket, and a single transfer sheet lying loosely withinsaid pocket in manifolding relation with said record leaves and beingpositioned for, access through said entrance opening. a

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EDWARD KIRBY BOTTLE.

